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Aracanidae (Deepwater boxfishes)
Etymology: Anoplocapros: Greek, ana = up + Greek, oplon = shield + Latin, capra = goat (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 10 - 300 m (Ref. 9563). Subtropical
Indo-West Pacific.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 37.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9563)
Occurs on the continental shelf (Ref. 9563).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
May, J.L. and J.G.H. Maxwell, 1986. Trawl fish from temperate waters of Australia. CSIRO Division of Fisheries Research, Tasmania. 492 p. (Ref. 9563)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 125652)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
115969): 14 - 21.5, mean 16.3 °C (based on 87 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82805): PD
50 = 0.6252 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01995 (0.00906 - 0.04395), b=3.01 (2.83 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this BS (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (27 of 100) .
Climate Vulnerability (Ref.
125649): (0 of 100) .
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 102 [37, 243] mg/100g ; Iron = 1.26 [0.77, 2.61] mg/100g ; Protein = 18.7 [16.4, 20.9] % ; Omega3 = 0.316 [0.156, 0.593] g/100g ; Selenium = 30.7 [15.4, 64.7] μg/100g ; VitaminA = 7.37 [2.41, 23.54] μg/100g ; Zinc = 0.781 [0.505, 1.205] mg/100g (wet weight);